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Published:Wednesday | March 31, 2010 | 12:29 PM

Donors are being asked to pledge nearly $4 billion at a United Nations conference in New York today.

Published:Wednesday | March 31, 2010 | 9:08 AM

According to Ellen Lewis, the corporate communications director at Trinidad’s Water and Sewerage Authority the country’s storage facilities have fallen considerably.

Published:Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 8:15 PM

Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago say water levels at the country\'s largest reservoir currently stands at 40 per cent.

Published:Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 8:10 PM

The United Nations children’s organization UNICEF says it has registered over 600 children who were separated from their families in the aftermath of January\'s devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Published:Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 1:07 PM

The Trinidad and Tobago government has announced new plans for delivering quality health care to citizens, including the construction of four new hospitals over a 10-year period.

Published:Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 1:06 PM

The United Nations says the Haitian government will be seeking US$3.8 billion at Wednesday\'s donors’ conference in New York to start rebuilding the quake-ravaged country.

Published:Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 9:08 AM

Dominica\'s opposition United Workers Party (UWP) says its three elected Members of Parliament will continue to boycott the country\'s parliament.

Published:Tuesday | March 30, 2010 | 8:44 AM

Dominica\'s opposition United Workers Party (UWP) says its three elected Members of Parliament will continue to boycott the country\'s parliament. They did not attend yesterday’s sitting of the House of Assembly.

Published:Monday | March 29, 2010 | 6:05 PM

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning says his governing Peoples National Movement will begin screening potential candidates for parliament next week.

Published:Monday | March 29, 2010 | 6:04 PM

The Opposition Leader Mia Mottley wants a clearly defined policy regarding the presence of guns in the Parliament.

Published:Monday | March 29, 2010 | 1:14 PM

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning has indicated that general elections are to be held in the country shortly.

Published:Monday | March 29, 2010 | 1:13 PM

The government of St Kitts and Nevis says it will be conducting public consultations to determine the percentage rate of a proposed value added tax (VAT) and the items that will be taxed.

Published:Monday | March 29, 2010 | 9:33 AM

Guyana’s president Bharrat Jagdeo is warning that the Caribbean is on the verge of bankruptcy as many countries are spending more on servicing external debt.

Published:Friday | March 26, 2010 | 6:06 PM

The Cuban government says the number of tourists coming to the island during the first two months of 2010 fell by 3.4 per cent compared with the similar period last year.

Published:Friday | March 26, 2010 | 6:05 PM

The European Union and a coalition of US-based humanitarian groups say they will pledge more than $2.7 billion in aid to help earthquake-devastated Haiti recover and rebuild.

Published:Friday | March 26, 2010 | 2:14 PM

Officials in Nevis say they have already selected a location to develop a wind farm.

Published:Friday | March 26, 2010 | 2:14 PM

The United Nations has started daily radio announcements to help women at risk from rape in Haiti\'s squalid camps.

Published:Friday | March 26, 2010 | 9:34 AM

The court case to determine whether Antigua and Barbuda’s former chief financial regulator, Leroy King, should be extradited to the United States has been adjourned until next month.

Published:Thursday | March 25, 2010 | 5:57 PM

The police in Guyana say they’re investigating an attempted grenade attack on the home of the country\'s energy chief, Mahender Sharma.

Published:Thursday | March 25, 2010 | 5:57 PM

Opposition Progressive Liberal Party candidate, Ryan Pinder, has been named by the courts as the duly elected member of parliament for the Elizabeth constituency.

Published:Thursday | March 25, 2010 | 1:02 PM

Human rights group Amnesty International is calling for the Haitian authorities to take immediate measures to curb sexual violence and protect women living in camps in the quake-devastated country.

Published:Thursday | March 25, 2010 | 1:01 PM

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says three Caribbean jurisdictions have now meet internationally agreed standards on exchange of tax information.

Published:Wednesday | March 24, 2010 | 6:33 PM

St Lucia\'s Home Affairs Minister Guy Mayers is expressing concern about police personnel doing private work without the permission of the Police Commissioner.

Published:Wednesday | March 24, 2010 | 1:09 PM

Britain\'s International Development Minister Mike Foster says the UK is willing to help quake-devastated Haiti for the long haul.

Published:Wednesday | March 24, 2010 | 1:08 PM

All member nations of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) have reportedly been advised to seek funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help steer them through the current economic downturn.

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